1971 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 1971

1st FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	August 7 – August 13
Teams	2
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)

The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1971 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand, was held in Auckland, Rotorua and Christchurch. Australia won the series 3-0 to win the first Oceania Championship.

Results

7 August

Australia	91–56	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 51-33, 40-23

Auckland

Australia	107–58	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 48-30, 59-28

Rotorua

14 August

Australia	117–72	New Zealand
Scoring by half: 44-37, 73-35
Australia wins series 3–0

Christchurch

1971 Oceanian champions
Australia First title

References

• FIBA Archive